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Leo Buscaglia

Leo Buscaglia

American author and motivational speaker

Lived from: 1924 - 1998

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 31 march 1924 Died: 12 june 1998

  • If I don't have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance.
  • Love can never grow old. Locks may lose their brown and gold. Cheeks may fade and hollow grow. But the hearts that love will know, never winter's frost and chill, summer's warmth is in them still.

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  • Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose.
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  • If I don't have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance.
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  • The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position.
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  • A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.
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  • Don't hold to anger, hurt or pain. They steal your energy and keep you from love.
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  • Don't smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.
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  • I believe that you control your destiny, that you can be what you want to be. You can also stop and say, No, I won't do it, I won't behave his way anymore. I'm lonely and I need people around me, maybe I have to change my methods of behaving and then you do it
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  • I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate - it's apathy. It's not giving a damn.
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  • If we wish to free ourselves from enslavement, we must choose freedom and the responsibility this entails.
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  • Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time.
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  • Love can never grow old. Locks may lose their brown and gold. Cheeks may fade and hollow grow. But the hearts that love will know, never winter's frost and chill, summer's warmth is in them still.
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  • Love is life. And if you miss love, you miss life.
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  • The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another s, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.
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  • There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness and pain. What really matters is the internal force. How do I respond to those disasters? Over that I have complete control.
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  • Time has no meaning in itself unless we choose to give it significance.
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  • Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
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  • We all need each other.
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  • We are no longer puppets being manipulated by outside powerful forces: we become the powerful force ourselves.
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  • What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.
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  • Your talent is God's gift to you; what you do with it is your gift to God.
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What are the most famous quotes from Leo Buscaglia?

The two most famous quotes from Leo Buscaglia are:

  • "Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose."
  • "If I don't have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance."

When did Leo Buscaglia live?

Leo Buscaglia was born in 1924 and died in the year 1998.